 In 1994 Proto, trying to satisfy the absence of a football club in the city of Catania, brought the club from Lentini.Their home games were moved to the 21,000 capacity stadium of Stadio Angelo Massimino.This was because Catania's primary and historical club, Calcio Catania, had been cancelled in 1993 by the FIGC; Calcio Catania were however later entered into the Sicilian Eccellenza due to a court decision.